#859999 Color

#859999 is rgb(133, 153, 153) in RGB and hsl(180, 9%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#859999

HEX#859999

RGBrgb(133, 153, 153)

HSLhsl(180, 9%, 56%)

HSVhsv(180, 13%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.023 196.6)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #859999 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #859999 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#859999 Complementary#998585 Analogous#85998F Analogous#858F99 Triadic#998599 Triadic#999985

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #859999, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#95A7A7 #A6B5B5 #B7C3C3 #C7D1D1 #D8DFDF #E9ECEC

Shades

#728888 #5F7272 #4F5F5F #3C4848 #2C3535 #1A1F1F

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